The Deal: Organic Produce Sampler for $19

MooLaLa.com is offering a great deal on Taste of the Farm Organic Produce Sampler from Organic Acres.  Normally priced at $59.95 + shipping, you can pick it up today for only $19 including shipping!  I found this under several different cities, so just look around.  It’s good no matter where you live and ships right to your home in a cooler container!

The Taste of the Farm Box weighs 10-15 pounds and contains 20 servings of in–season herbs, and 20 servings of in–season vegetables. Herbs are a combination of the following: basil (purple, lemon or sweet), catnip, cilantro, dill, epazota, fennel and/or parsley (curly or Italian flat). Veggies are a combination of baby arugula, bok choy, cabbage (red or green), carrots (orange or red), cauliflower, celery, onions (sweet or red), radishes, red potatoes, sunburst squash, zucchini and/or My Organic Acres’ Savory Salad Mix.

Great news!  This deal was originally set to sell out at 1500 vouchers. However, Organic Acres has agreed to make more vouchers available with the following tiered availability dates:

• If you purchase one of the first 1500 vouchers your voucher will be available for redemption on April 27th.
• If you purchase vouchers 1500-2999 your voucher will be available for redemption after May 10th.
• If you purchase a voucher after 3000 are sold your voucher will be available for redemption after June 10th.

Harris Teeter: Seventh Generation Sale

HT has several Seventh Generation products marked down this week for Earth Day – check it out HERE.

Plus, when you purchase $5 or more of participating products between 4/20-4/26 you get a FREE reusable shopping bag on your next visit.

Get your Seventh Generation coupons HERE including:

• $1.50/1 laundry detergent
• .50/1 dishwashing product
• $1/1 single roll of paper towels
• $1/1 diapers, wipes or training pants

How To: Decide What to Buy Organic

OK, so you can’t budget an all organic diet.  Most of us can’t!  But you can start to incorporate some organic – every little bit counts.  This is especially important for children (because they eat more produce per pound of body weight than adults) or if you are pregnant/nursing.  

Below are the foods that you should spend the extra money on to get organic.   Many mainstream supermarkets have a great selection of organic produce and you can always visit your local Farmers’ Market, too.  I think you will find that organic produce tastes better – sweet potatoes are sweeter!  Buy organic fruit frozen – it is cheaper and perfect for smoothies!  One of my favorite treats is to mix frozen cherries with plain/vanilla organic yogurt – the yogurt freezes around the cherries and its kind of like a healthy version of  Cherry Garcia!  Top it with a little granola for some crunch…YUM!

Download a wallet size shopping guide or the iPhone app HERE

12 Most Contaminated

• Peaches – frozen is cheaper! 
• Apples
• Sweet Bell Peppers
• Celery
• Nectarines
• Berries (especially Strawberries) – frozen is cheaper!
• Cherries – frozen is cheaper!
• Pears
• Grapes (Imported)
• Spinach
• Lettuce
• Potatoes

16 Least Contaminated

• Onions
• Avocado
• Frozen Sweet Corn
• Pineapples
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Frozen Sweet Peas
• Kiwi Fruit
• Bananas – I buy organic bananas because we eat so many and they taste better!
• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Papaya
• Tomatoes
• Grapefruit
• Eggplant
• Watermelon

Etsy ReUser’s Guide

Reduce – REUSE – Recycle

Before you toss that water bottle, wine bottle, soda can or cereal box in the recycling bin, or throw that old t-shirt in the yard sale box, check out Etsy’s ReUser’s Guide HERE. 

Here is one of my favorites – a way to reuse all those cereal boxes that you got with coupons!

Repurposed Cereal Box Cards – see how to make them HERE

Riverfront Farmers’ Market Preview Day

BUY LOCAL AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY!

Head downtown to the Wilmington Riverfront Farmers’ Market this weekend. 

April 2nd will be a preview day and the official market opening day will be April 16th.

Why Buy Local?

• Local food is fresher and tastes better.  Food travels an average of 1300 miles before it reaches the supermarket.
• Buying local keeps your dollars circulating in your community.
• You’ll support endangered family farms.  Only 18 cents of every dollar, when buying food at the supermarket goes to the grower – 82 cents goes to various middlemen.  Cut out the middleman and put the  money directly in the pocket of your local growers.
• You’ll safeguard your family by knowing where your food comes from – meet the farmer and ask how it is grown or raised.
• It’s good for the environment – local food doesn’t travel far, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and packing materials.
• When you buy local food, you vote with your food dollar. 

Check out the vendor list HERE